Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-22
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TRIMMING THE IRISH LAND BILL.
Parnell's Views Of the Changes.
WHAT THE COKE STRIKE COST.
Garrett Not Scared by the Suits.
TRIMMING THE LAND BILL.

TRIMMING THE LAND BILL.
What Changes Are Proposed BY the
Government-Mr. Parnell's Comments
ON Balfour's Speech-The New Lon.
don Daily.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, July ?2.-Mr. Balfour's explanation last
night OF the way the government proposes TO
apply the hatchet to their own land bill was no
clearer than Mr. Balfour's statements usually are
Briefly summarized the proposed changes are as
follows: First, the right to proceed by writ OF
feri Gacias. which has been called "the back door
to eviction" Is made subject to the discretion OF
the county court judge. Second, with regard TO
the revision OF the judicial rents the land court
instructed to devise scale OF revision based solely
upon prices and which will vary according TO the
districts to which IL is applied; that is the land
commission will dx averages and arrange dis
trcts according to their agriculture and SOIL and
rent is to be fixed for three years. Third the
government is prepared to drop the bankruptcy
clauses, but Will do SO with reluctance. Fourth.
the lease holders are excluded from remedial legis-
lation. Mr.. Parnell commenting upon Balfour's
speech, said that the government in the flrst
place were now going to deal with a revision, or,
as they called 1t, an abatement OF Judicial rents
In the second place they laid stress upon the fact
that there has been considerable fall IN agri-
cultural prices just as he had laid stress upon It,
and in the third place they made the abatements
run for three years, as he had made them run
Mr.. GoschenS position has become the most
ludicrOus imaginable. Compare with above pro-
pOsals OF government OF which he Is perhaps the
most prominent member these words from his
speech last week. 81 never agreed to the rent be-
ing fixed according to the prices because II you dc
that 1t will be fatal TO purchase. II you tell q
tenant his rent is to be varied according to the
price, you will have establishment totally dif-
ferent in principle, which goes to the whole root
OF the purchase. The principle OF q purchase Is
that there should not be a nuctuating price, but
one that Is to be fixed once for AL
Finally, the point OF view OF the Irish landlords
the government proposals may be fully and clearly
understood from these words OF Agar Ellis typi-
cal member OF his class: ''These amendments to
the land act mean no more and no less than ces-
satiOn OF rent in Ireland for three years In short
time the whole Island will be In state OF chaos
There can be no business transactions where the
most solemn undertakings are Set at naught when
eXigencies OF place and party set in. can see no
reason why should move finger for this govern.
menu. They are bent on running my country, but
so was Gladstone. think he would do 1t quicker,
and therefore more mercifully."
After the above it is unnecessary to remark on
the desperate mess in which the government Il
plunged Hartington's leadership is thus but one
step away from the actual situation. The Pail
clared 1t to be the only solution OF the govern.
ment'S difficulty. 1t is the talk to-day In all po-
utical club circles have also private reasons for
believing IL Is being seriously discussed inside the
cabinet. There should be no surprise II ir should
take rapid strides within the next few days. be-
lieve that Salisbury himself is not only willing,
but anxious for 1t.